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Normally, the second ending is shown with the trailing end of the symbol open (see first example below). If the second ending appears at the end of a movement, section or at the end of the composition, the symbol is closed at the final barline (see second example below).
What is 2nd ending in music?
When a First and Second Ending is required at the end of the music, the performer plays the First Ending, then goes back to the beginning of the music (following the Repeat Sign) and plays again. The Second Time through, the performer skips the First Ending and goes directly to the Second Ending.
What are 1st and 2nd endings?
First and second endings are used when the bulk of a repeated part is the same; when the only difference between the way it is played the first and second times through is the way the two end.
What is the symbol for repeating?
The most common sign to designate the repeat of a two-measure phrase is a double slash with two dots on the bar line between the two measures immediately after the two measures to be repeated.
